Dulled meaning

What does “dulled” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“dulled” is an adjective with 3 meanings. Its most common meaning is: having lost or been caused to lose interest because of overexposure.

dulled

adjective

  1. having lost or been caused to lose interest because of overexposure

    “the mind of the audience is becoming dulled”

    “the benumbed intellectual faculties can no longer respond”

    Synonymsbenumbed
  2. made dull or blunt

    Synonymsblunted
  3. deprived of color

    “colors dulled by too much sun”

    “greyed with the dust of the road”

    Synonymsgreyed

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University